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Concerning nws of friends and relatives; her children; David Gardiner Tyler's campaign for a seat in the General Assembly; reports of her illnesses; her financial affairs. 22 items.

Scope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning the birth of a son to Pearl Tyler Ellis; news of family and friends; news of farming; her financial affairs; news of Ashland, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's home; discussions on the postal service; discussions of politics and the Democratic Party in particular; the possible sale of "Sherwood Forest". 14 items.

Scope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning a Senate investigating comittee working on behalf of Pear Tyler Ellis' husband on a matter in Roanoke, Va.; news of friends and family; discussions of hunting; the request of her autograph by the "Lovosis" [?] Society; her sons' cammpaigns for seats in the General Assembly or positions in the state government; a drought in September; David Gardiner Tyler's aspirations for the governorship' [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's marriage to Miss Faniie Glyn in October; her [JGT] financial affairs; an interview with Nelly Bly; discussions of Virginia State Politics; the death of Thomas Nelson Page's wife. 30 items.

Scope and Contents Chiefly with her sons, concerning an epidemic in McDowell County, Virginia; her financial affairs; news of her children; [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's use of a "sulky" plow for farm work, and its great worth; discussions of Benjamin Harrison's administration; the death of Pearl Tyler Ellis's servant; obituary notices of her [JGT] death. 32 items.

Scope and Contents Including correspondence with sister Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler discussing various Tyler family mattersl her life with Fluerot relatives in Europe after her grandmother's Julia Gardiner Tyler death; her close relationship with her Aunt Pearl [Pearl Tyler]; concern for her Uncle Fitz [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler]; her first marriage to her cousin Feorge Fluerot; her many travels throughout Europe and occasional visits to the United States; her homes in Paris and on the Riviera; her first husband's illness and death; her second marriage to Durante Cheever; news of her Uncle Lyon's [Lyon G. Tyler] death; the situation in Europe during the Depression and just prior to World War II. 25 items.

Including correspondence with brother Lachlan Tyler?, brother David Gardiner Tyler, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, and brother Lyon Gardiner Tyler concerning news of family and friends; financial poblems; social news; his search for a profession; his caretaking of the family home in New York; his medical studies at columbia; the death of his sister [Julia Tyler Spencer]; his anger over his brother's [John Alexander Tyler] decision to join the German Army. 22 items.

Scope and Contents Concerning news of the family; social and political news; the completion of his medical studies and various attempts at practicing medicine; his many financial problems; the health of his wife, Georgia Powell and his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler; his hope that his rother [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler] might settle on "some fixed purpose" in life and his sister [Pearl Tyler] might find her own "particular niche"; the bitterness felt towards his step-brothers and sisters; application to become an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy and his disappointment over his failure to pass the Navy's preliminary physical exam. 27 items.

Scope and Contents Concerning family news; the "jolly time" she had in Florida; her photograph and autograph collections. 3 items.

Scope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Seattle, Wash. prior and during Wordl War II; news of her uncle, Lyon G. Tyler's death and many remembrances of him; genealogical matters; her activities in the Colonial Dames, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Red cross. Also included are references to family differences re: the ownership of "Sherwood Forest" [Charles City County, Virginia] and the publication of certain "Tyler Letters". 29 items.

Correspondence concerning Sue's chuldren, family genealogy and history, and family news. 23 items.